Is it only about the effectiveness of recent protests?
Yes, the last decade or two.
€1 billion of business costs are very easily absorbed by today’s multinational corporations
Whey you burn schools, cars and small businesses you’re not hurting multinational corporations in any way.
What I’m saying French protests are mostly performative. Government knows that violent protests like that will eventually fizzle out and they just have to wait them out.
What does work are long term disruptions. For example railway workers announcing they will only provide minimal services during some time. This affect not just profits but other parts of economy. If they are loosing €1B every month and you can sustain the strikes during a year… making a deal with workers quickly starts making economical sense. Showing your discontent on the streets (in a peaceful) also makes sense as it gives visibility to the cause and helps to get more people involved. Rioting achieves very little.
Yes, the last decade or two.
Whey you burn schools, cars and small businesses you’re not hurting multinational corporations in any way.
What I’m saying French protests are mostly performative. Government knows that violent protests like that will eventually fizzle out and they just have to wait them out.
What does work are long term disruptions. For example railway workers announcing they will only provide minimal services during some time. This affect not just profits but other parts of economy. If they are loosing €1B every month and you can sustain the strikes during a year… making a deal with workers quickly starts making economical sense. Showing your discontent on the streets (in a peaceful) also makes sense as it gives visibility to the cause and helps to get more people involved. Rioting achieves very little.